Art & Exhibitions Germany Is Celebrating Gerhard Richter’s 90th Birthday With a Bonanza of Exhibitions. Here’s What to See Richter, who turned 90 on February 9, is the subject of shows across three cities in his home country. By Kate Brown, Feb 9, 2022
Crime Cybercriminals Hacked One of Italy’s Hottest Galleries—And Duped a German Collector Into Sending $33,000 to a Fake Account More than a dozen collectors and advisors were contacted by someone pretending to be the directors of T293 gallery. By Kate Brown, Feb 2, 2022
People ‘I’m a Defender of Beauty and Simplicity’: Petra Cortright on Why She Has No Interest in Jumping on the Political Art Bandwagon The celebrated net artist talks about the changing internet landscape, and why she doesn't mix painting and politics. By Kate Brown, Feb 2, 2022
Art World Ai Weiwei ‘Shocked’ to Find Out the Real Estate Firm Selling His Berlin Apartment Used It for Unauthorized Commercial Film Shoots The artist said he had no knowledge of the marketing events held in his former home in the German capital. By Kate Brown, Jan 28, 2022
Art Fairs Palace Coup: Art Basel Has Ousted FIAC From Its Historic Home at the Grand Palais in an Audacious Bet on a New Paris Fair MCH group will take over the fair's October slot in France while RX France will keep Paris Photo in November. By Kate Brown, Jan 26, 2022
Art World How a Network of Fake Art Collectors Used Instagram to Boost a Fictional Artist’s Career—and Make Money in the Process Whether an art project, prank, or cash grab, the rapidly unraveled scheme is a startling reminder that online, we're all just playing ourselves. By Kate Brown, Jan 24, 2022
Galleries An Enterprising Cohort of Young International Galleries Is Teaming Up to Open a Shared Exhibition Space in Collector-Rich Cologne The time-shared space, called Echo, will open in the German city on January 21. By Kate Brown, Jan 20, 2022
Galleries Art Dealer Eva Presenhuber Will Open Her Second Gallery Since the Beginning of the Pandemic, This Time in Vienna The gallery will open in March with a show of Austrian native Tobias Pils. By Kate Brown, Jan 20, 2022
Studio Visit Oscar-Winning Artist Pierre Bismuth on Why He Developed His Own Chocolate Bars to Poke Fun at the Art Industry We spoke to the artist about his foray into being a chocolatier and why the most precious thing to have in a studio is another human being. By Kate Brown, Jan 18, 2022
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Collector Pierre Sigg on Artists Who Reinvent Painting With New Tech, and the Warhol He Wants in His Bathroom On the occasion of his new residency program for artists, we spoke with Sigg about the art-makers on his radar. By Kate Brown, Jan 17, 2022
Crime Four Italian Collectors on Instagram Have Been Unmasked as Catfish Accounts. Was It a Scheme to Pump Emerging Artists? Lawyers are now investigating whether any crimes were committed by the fake accounts. By Kate Brown, Jan 10, 2022
Art Fairs Winter Art Fairs Around the Globe Are Reshuffling Their Dates Yet Again as Omicron Freezes the Return to Normalcy The London Art Fair, Art Genève, and the Outsider Art Fair are among those postponing their winter events. By Kate Brown, Jan 7, 2022
Art World Artist Christoph BĂĽchel, the Shock Jock of the Art World, Plans to Turn His Unsold Work (and His Feces) Into Lab-Grown Diamonds The artist is turning his entire archive into single-carat, brilliant-cut diamonds. By Kate Brown, Jan 4, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Artist H. R. Giger Felt He Never Got the Credit He Deserved for His Role in the ‘Alien’ Franchise. A New Show Gives Him His Due Giger's terrifying vision is the dark fantasy we desperately need right now. By Kate Brown, Dec 22, 2021
Studio Visit Sculptor Angela Bulloch on Two Things She Needs to Create Her Colorful Sculptures: White Walls and Silence Artnet News spoke to the Canadian artist about what a day is like in her Berlin-based studio. By Kate Brown, Dec 17, 2021